I don't think this series was won due to higher class by Traktor or better tactics. IMHO Traktor players just wanted it more! After their 3-1 lead Ak Bars more or less only did the necessary in the other three games but never impressed me.

Had Ak Bars taken this series it would have been the usual "play bad, still win" mentality of them.

AkBars NEVER plays bad in the playoffs. This is an common haters quote who don't want to admit that AkBars is a good team. There was that game 2 against Ufa, but that's it. I really ask myself if you really watched the series. AkBars players wanted it too. It was all coaching in the end. Hats off to Belousov. It was tactics more than anything else. Once Belousov figured out Belov Belov wasn't able to respond.